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7th Annual Oregon Coast Economic Summit August 22 and 23rd at Chinook Winds Casino & Resort, Lincoln City Student Success: Challenges and Opportunities in Education" and "The Sequestration of Carbon: A Collaborative Approach to Cap, Investment and Green Energy Job Growth OCCES Welcome! The Oregon Coastal Caucus is pleased to have you join the hundreds of other dedicated advocates for the promotion of prosperous economic development in our state’s rural- A th coastal region at our 7 Annual Economic Summit. Thank you for being here and for GENDA contributing your time and effort to this important work. The annual Coastal Caucus Legislative Summit is an excellent way for our legislators and participants to improve their knowledge of our region’s challenges and opportunities, and explore statewide issues impacting our regional economies including carbon sequestration, ocean acidification, broadband, transportation, workforce training and , housing. W We are presenting this year’s Oregon Legislative Coastal Caucus Economic Summit (OCCES) in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians and Chinook ELCOME Winds Casino Resort and, special thanks to our primary partners: Spectrum and the University of Oregon. The twin themes that share the platform at this year’s Summit are: (1) Student Success: Challenges and Opportunities in Education, and (2) The Sequestration of Carbon: A Collaborative Approach to Cap, Investment and Green Energy Job Growth. During the Summit, you will hear from key public and private sector leaders who will address these ! themes with the goal of sharing ideas for the enhancement of the potential for economic prosperity, social cohesion and cultural enrichment in our region and our state. As we focus on these themes, your participation will help direct our legislative work in the coming year. Engaging panel discussions will enrich the dialogue and help to provide the foundation for the productive collaborations that are so vital to the crafting of workable solutions. You have an important role to play in sustaining and contributing to the very constructive discussions and meaningful outcomes that have become a hallmark of OCCES so please maximize your participation, by reaching out to those you have not met before, learn from one another and work together to build solutions to challenges we share in Oregon. We want to thank in advance our guest speakers, sponsors, our Taste of the Oregon Coast presenters and all our attendees for visiting us on the coast. We hope you have some time while here to enjoy the natural beauty of our forested and rural areas as well as some of the amazing activities along the almost 400-mile stretch of our state’s awe-inspiring coastline. Again, thank you for being part of this year’s OCCES. OCCES AGENDA, WELCOME! Sincerely, The Oregon Legislative Coastal Caucus is Grateful to our Sponsors Sen. Betsy Johnson, Chair Rep. David Brock Smith, Vice Chair Oregon Coastal Caucus Rep. Caddy McKeown Sen. Arnie Roblan Rep. Deborah Boone Rep. David Gomberg Economic Summit 2018 Sen. Dallas Heard Speakers Ron Wyden (D) United States Senator - Oregon Oregonians know Ron as a senator who listens. Always citing the need to “throw open the doors of government for Oregonians,” he holds an open-to-all town hall meeting in each of Oregon’s 36 counties each year. Thus far, he has held more than 900 meetings. Wyden serves on the Committees on Finance, Budget, Intelligence, and Energy and Natural Resources. He is ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and the ranking Democrat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Wyden began college at the University of California-Santa Barbara where he won a basketball scholarship and played in Division I competition for two seasons before transferring to Stanford University where he completed his Bachelor’s degree with distinction. He earned his law degree from the University Of Oregon School Of Law in 1974, after which he taught gerontology and co-founded the Oregon chapter of the Grey Panthers, an advocacy group for the elderly. He also served as the director of Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly from 1977 to 1979 and was a member of the Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators during that same period. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his election to the U.S. Senate. Senator Wyden’s home is in Portland; he is married to Nancy Wyden, whom he wed in September 2005. He has five children: Adam, Lilly, Ava, William and Scarlett. Besides his Washington DC office, Senator Wyden has six offices throughout the state of Oregon. Jeff Merkley (D) United States Senator - Oregon A son of a millwright, Jeff Merkley was born in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. His family moved with the timber economy to Roseburg and then to East Multnomah County. Jeff began his career in public service as an intern with Oregon’s former Senator Mark Hatfield. After working in Washington D.C. for a few years in both the Pentagon and at the Congressional Budget Office, Jeff came back to Oregon to work with families to build homes as the head of Portland’s Habitat for Humanity. He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1998. In 2007, he became Speaker of the Oregon House and held that post until his election to the U.S. Senate. In 2009, he was sworn into the same senate seat once held by Mark Hatfield. In the nine years he’s been in office, Jeff has been on the frontlines of debates around health care, financial reform, energy, reforming the Senate and working on solutions to the ongoing housing crisis and he will continue fighting for Oregon. Kurt Schrader (D) United States Congressman - Oregon's 5th District Congressman Kurt Schrader is currently serving his fifth term in the United States House of Representatives. He represents Oregon's 5th Congressional District, which includes all of Marion, Polk, Lincoln and Tillamook Counties as well as the bulk of Clackamas and small portions of Multnomah and Benton Counties. Before being elected to Congress, Schrader, a farmer and veterinarian for more than thirty years, established and managed the Clackamas County Veterinary Clinic in Oregon City and operated his farm where he grew and sold organic fruit and vegetables. In 1996, Congressman Schrader was elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives. There he served as a member of the Joint Ways & Means Committee. Schrader was one of five legislators asked by their peers to guide Oregon through the budget crisis of 2001-2002. Schrader was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2003 and was immediately appointed to chair the Joint Ways & Means Committee. He continued to serve in that capacity until he was elected to U.S. Congress in 2008. Congressman Schrader attended Cornell University where he received his BA in Government in 1973. He received his veterinary degree from the University of Illinois in 1977. Suzanne Bonamici (D) United States Congressman, Oregon’s 1st District Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici has represented the First District of Oregon in Congress since February of 2012. Located in the Northwest part of the state, the district includes Washington, Yamhill, Clatsop, and Columbia counties and part of Multnomah County. A leader on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Bonamici is working to give everyone a better future and the opportunity to succeed. She is focused on strengthening public education and growing the economy. On the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Bonamici is committed to investing in research and innovation, and dedicated to making sure that policy decisions are based on science. Bonamici focuses on helping working families get ahead and building an economy that works for everyone. Bonamici worked her way through college in Eugene, first at Lane Community College and then at the University of Oregon, where she earned her bachelor's degree and law degree. Bonamici and her husband, Michael, have two grown children. Brenda Meade Chairperson of the Coquille Indian Brenda Meade has been chairperson of the Coquille Indian Tribe since 2012. She heads the seven-member Tribal Council, which exercises broad authority over the tribe’s administration, finances and diverse business enterprises. She previously worked as the Tribe’s Elders Coordinator and served as the Tribe’s Vice Chair. Meade is passionately engaged in state, regional and national organizations working on Native American issues. These include the Legislative Commission on Indian Services, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, the National Congress of American Indians, the National Indian Gaming Association, the Governor’s Task Force on Oregon Tribal Cultural Items and the University of Oregon’s Native American Advisory Committee. In addition to tribal leadership, she is committed to re-establishing her tribe’s cultural traditions. She and her husband, Lyman Meade, organized the Tribe’s drum circle and dance group and she personally crafted most of the traditional regalia worn by the dancers. Her traditional beadwork and sewing have been featured in the Coos History Museum and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Delores Pigsley Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley was born in Toledo, Oregon to Alfred and Maude Lane. The youngest of eight children, she lived and grew up at Chemawa Indian School, where her parents were employed. After graduation from Keizer Grade School, Pigsley attended Serra Catholic High School then graduated from North Salem High in Salem, Oregon in 1961. The history of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians since termination in the 1950s to restoration in 1977 has been one of growth and prosperity. Delores served on the Restoration Committee and the Gaming Committee, both landmarks in the tribes’ successful operation and business. Delores credits the success of the tribe to the past and current tribal council leaders, and to many national tribal leaders serving as mentors.